League Play-Off

Estádio Marada
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Marada's Albertino de Mendonça started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. José Carlos Silveira succeeded in the game's 4th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. 15 minutes into the game, Canhoe's Glauco Vieira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Osvaldo Rocha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Marada's Osvaldo Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafim Baptista in the 18th minute of play. Hélio Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albertino de Mendonça in the 21st minute of play. Osvaldo Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafim Baptista in the 24th minute of play. Serafim Baptista hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After 26 minutes, Albertino de Mendonça mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marada and the Canhoe players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Marada booed when Canhoe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Neves didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute, Noel Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 33 played minutes, Marada's Celso Moura shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hélio Baptista came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Marada reached it. In the 36th match minute, Marada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raí Batista to maneuver through the defense. Hélio Baptista made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when José Carlos Silveira sent off a good shot on target. If Glauco Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Albertino de Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Serafim Baptista to strike the kick off in the second half. The attack was good, but when Albertino de Mendonça in the 54th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After a rather tough play, Canhoe's Noel Proença got a free kick in the 55th minute. Hélio Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Carlos Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The supporters of Canhoe booed when Marada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raí Batista didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Canhoe's goalkeeper Hélio Baptista, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gerson Prado charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gerson Prado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Marada booed when Canhoe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerson Prado didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Canhoe getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Noel Proença hit a great ball. Hélio Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Carlos Silveira in the 68th minute of play. Albertino de Mendonça took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hélio Baptista. Hélio Baptista dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 81st minute, Albertino de Mendonça got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Canhoe's zone, Albertino de Mendonça stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hélio Baptista came out of the goal and Albertino de Mendonça tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 86 played minutes Canhoe's Glauco Vieira stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Osvaldo Rocha stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Marada of the goal. In the 87th minute, Luís Fábio Valladares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 90 minutes into the match, José Carlos Silveira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hélio Baptista. Canhoe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Carlos Silveira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 94th match minute, Canhoe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noel Proença to maneuver through the defense. Tadeu Varela struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Hélio Baptista didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Marada.